KIDS SET SAIL FOR CHARITY IN BOAT RACE AT WESTLAKE.Byline: Gloria Gonzales Daily News Staff Writer The old guard of the Westlake Yacht Club watched from the dock Saturday while the next generation of sailors took the water for the fourth annual Charity Sail-A-Thon. ``We have close to 50 sailors out there this year,'' said Susan Artof, sailathon founder, as she watched the lake from a widow's walk widow's walk n. A railed, rooftop platform typically on a coastal house, originally designed to observe vessels at sea. Noun 1. atop the yacht club building. ``They started the first lap at about 11:15 this morning, and they'll sail until they drop - or for about 10 hours. ``It's a children's regatta regatta: see rowing; sailing. A high-end Unix-based pSeries server from IBM. Introduced in late 2001, the model p690 incorporates mainframe class self healing capabilities and partitioning to the pSeries (RS/6000) family for the first time. , and the kids raise money for youth charities. You'll see a few grown-ups out there, but mostly it's kids.'' Artof pointed out a young sailor in a white-and-green, 13-foot sabot. ``That's Megan O'Linn. She raised the most money last year - and won that boat.'' By noon, about 15 boats - ranging from 13-foot, one-sailor craft to 15-footers with two aboard - dotted the small lake. Last year, the event raised almost $15,000 for Ventura County charities. This year, all proceeds will be split among three nonprofit organizations Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. : a shelter for abused, neglected and emotionally disturbed children, a group that gives teddy bears to traumatized children and an organization that supports Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, youth sailing teams. The sailathon organizers also hold a silent auction, bake sale “Bake Sale” redirects here. For the episode from the TV show 8 Simple Rules, see List of 8 Simple Rules episodes. A bake sale is a fundraising activity where baked goods such as doughnuts, cupcakes and cookies, sometimes along with ethnic foods, are sold. and T-shirt sales inside the yacht club. Outside, the young sailors appreciated cool morning weather but hoped the wind would pick up in the afternoon. ``It's been shifty shift·y adj. shift·i·er, shift·i·est 1. Having, displaying, or suggestive of deceitful character; evasive or untrustworthy. 2. this morning, worse than last year,'' said Megan, 11, after sailing the first three laps of the day in a solo boat. One of her teammates, Harrison Turner, 14, took the tiller from her during a quick changeover. Team members switch off at the small dock about every hour. The sailors have been averaging about 15 minutes per lap on the course at the southeastern tip of the lake. ``The wind isn't so great now, but it should pick up,'' Megan said, as she watched teammate Harrison sail off. ``He's the ringer this year,'' said Harrison's father, Richard. ``He's a former national sabot champion, and right now he's second in his fleet in the high-point regattas. That's why Megan asked him to join her team.'' The high-point regattas are a series of nine in Southern California for children 14 and younger. The junior fleet in Saturday's regatta all sailed sabots, while the older teen-agers sailed slightly longer lasers, C13 and C14 boats. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: (color in Verb 1. color in - add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film" color, colorise, colorize, colour in, colourise, colourize, colour CONEJO edition only) Jimmy Henahan, 11, sails in a charity boat race at Westlake Lake. Michael Owen
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